October 22, 2019 •
Company News, Finance, Top Stories •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Airtel Africa and Ecobank improve access to mobile financial services in Africa
Global telecoms provider, Airtel Africa announced on Monday, 21 October 2019, that it is partnering with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated to allow millions of Airtel Money and Ecobank customers across Africa to improve their access to mobile financial...
Telecoms and mobile money services provider, Airtel Africa announced that it is partnering with Mastercard to give over 100 million Airtel Africa mobile phone users across 14 African countries access to Mastercard’s global network. Through this...
September 6, 2019 •
People •
Kojo •
Comments Off on Airtel Africa appoints new Regional Director for East Africa
Telecommunications service provider, Airtel Africa has announced the appointment of Ian Ferrao as Regional Director of its East Africa business. Ian Ferrao, according to Airtel Africa, has over 12 years of experience in senior management telecommunications...
August 29, 2019 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Airtel Africa crosses the 100 million active subscribers milestone
Telecommunications service provider, Airtel Africa announced that it has crossed the 100 million consumers mark across its operations. The company, which made the announcement on Wednesday, 28 August 2019, has a presence in 14 countries in Africa, primarily...
Airtel Africa, a subsidiary of Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel which services 15 African countries, will receive an investment of USD 200 million from the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) through a primary equity issuance in the company. The...
Bharti Airtel Africa has revealed direct to consumer services for merchants and content providers across Africa via a new service, which has been dubbed by the company “Tap2Pay.” The new Airtel Tap2Bill service will enable content providers and...
Bharti Airtel Africa has revealed a partnership with Facebook which will see the launch of Free Basics in Africa. Free Basics is a set of basic websites and services that essentially introduce people to the internet and demonstrate how it adds value to...
Over-the-top service (OTT) providers must be regulated as they utilise and profit from the infrastructure put in place by mobile network operators, said Christian De Faria, Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Africa. The Airtel Africa CEO spoke during the 2015...
According to telcom operator Orange, consumers utilising Orange Money in Côte d’Ivoire can use their mobile phones to send money to customers of Airtel Money in Burkina Faso, and vice versa. This partnership between Orange and Airtel enables Orange...
In August 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) formally declared Ebola an International Public Health Emergency – the largest, most severe and most complex outbreak in four-decade history of the disease. Since then, it has been a race against time to...
Airtel has launched, according to the company, Africa’s first 4G service in the Seychelles. According to the mobile operator, it has launched the service on a network based on FD-LTE, making the Seychelles amongst the first countries in sub Saharan Africa...
November 13, 2014 •
Top Stories, Video •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Video Interview: Airtel to improve network & efficiency moving forward – Airtel CEO
IT News Africa had an exclusive interview with Christian De Faria, CEO – Airtel Africa AfricaCom 2014. The Airtel Africa CEO explains in the interview that Airtel is focusing on its customers, expanding in Africa, and improving the overall efficiency...
Airtel Africa and Thuraya have announced the launch of Thuraya’s mobile satellite products and services, which will span across 12 countries in Africa. According to both parties, Thuraya’s mobile satellite products and services are available to...
October 6, 2014 •
Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Is Mobile Money the key to Africa’s cashless society?
As the story of the mobile phone and its contribution in bridging the digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa unravels, the device’s revolutionary role in facilitating transactions and wealth distribution in the region is shaping up in an unprecedented way....
Bharti Airtel has announced the appointment of three key business leaders in The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Niger. The leadership roles, according to the company, will become effective as of October 1, 2014. According to Airtel Africa, Djibril...
Bharti Airtel is set to sell over 3500 of its mobile towers, located in six African countries, to telecommunications tower firm – Eaton Towers. According to Bharti Airtel, the move has been put in place in order to reduce costs. Bharti Airtel revealed...
